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Cruz: High tariffs 'in perpetuity' would not be good economic policy
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Thursday warned that if President Trumpโs tariffs on trading partners last for months it will hurt the economy and American consumers. โI think it is a mistake to assume that we will have high tariffs in perpetuity. I donโt think that would be good economic policy. I am not a...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:
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How Taiwan is boosting its defenses to resist Chinese aggression
Taiwan has long been the most tense flashpoint between Washington and Beijing. By law, the U.S. is required to help Taiwan defend its democracy. This week, Chinaโs Peopleโs Liberation Army launched new drills and sent ships around Taiwan. The U.S. said the moves โput the regionโs security, and the worldโs prosperity, at risk.โ Nick Schifrin reports for our series: Taiwan: Risk and Resistance.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Tariffs roil Big Tech
{beacon} View Online Technology Technology The Big Story Why Trump's tariffs are roiling Big Tech President Trumpโs sweeping new tariffs are poised to strike a blow at the tech industry, as massive import taxes on China and Taiwan disrupt trade flows central to tech firmsโ business. AP Photo/Seth Wenig Trump announced new tariffs...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Trump administration resumes family detention in immigration crackdown
One of the most contentious immigration policies in recent decades has been the detention of undocumented immigrant families. The Trump administration plans to detain thousands more in an effort to crack down on border crossings and legal pathways to asylum. John Yang discussed more with Caitlin Dickerson of The Atlantic.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:What tariffs could mean for US workers, consumers and the economy
President Trumpโs Wednesday tariff announcement was larger in scope than many businesses and policy analysts were predicting, with the imposition of a 10 percent general tariff on imports to the U.S. and additional targeted tariffs on dozens of other countries. The taxes on U.S. importers of foreign products are a major unilateral escalation of Trumpโs...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Conservative constitutional lawyer weighs in on Trump’s aggressive use of executive power
President Trump has an expansive view of presidential authority and is claiming sweeping powers over the executive branch, including independent federal agencies. Amna Nawaz spoke with Joel Alicea, a professor of law and director of the Center for The Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition at the Catholic University, for his take. It's part of our series, On Democracy.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Trump's tariffs spur stock meltdown
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Wall Street suffers worst day of losses since 2020 The stock market cratered Thursday as fears of global economic slowdown driven by President Trumpโs new tariffs spurred Wall Streetโs worst day of losses since the outbreak...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Trump says market plunge ‘expected’ a day after announcing broad tariffs
President Donald Trump offered a rosy assessment after the stock market dropped sharply Thursday over his tariffs, saying, โI think it's going very well."
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:CDC cuts environmental health employees
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Staff who worked on lead, asthma let go from CDC Staff members who fought childhood lead exposure and those who worked on cancer clusters were among those fired from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a now-former employee told The Hill. ...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Dr. Oz takes the helm of CMS
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Oz takes helm of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed by the Senate to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in a party-line 53-45 vote Thursday. Greg Nash,...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Former Trump economic adviser calls tariffs a โsledgehammerโ
President Trumpโs former economic adviser Stephen Moore likened the administrationโs newly announced tariffs to a โsledgehammer.โ Moore joined CNN on Thursday, just a day after Trump announced a 10 percent general tariff on all imports to the U.S. and targeted tariffs on dozens of other countries around the world. โIโm not a big fan of...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Stocks plummet as Trump leans in on tariffs
Presented by National Council on Aging {beacon} Trump leans in on tariffs as stocks plummet President Trump's new tariffs on dozens of countries exporting goods to the U.S. sent markets into a massive meltdown Thursday, prompting fears of a global recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed with a loss of more than 1,680...
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Federal judge plans to temporarily block billions in health funding cuts to states
A federal judge said Thursday that she will temporarily block President Donald Trumpโs administration fromcutting billions in federal dollars that support COVID-19 initiatives and public health projectsthroughout the country.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:How the White House calculated Trump’s sweeping new tariffs
President Donald Trump promised tariffs that would raise U.S. import taxes high enough to mirror what others assess as trade penalties on American goods. What heโs actually imposing is based on far more complicated math.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Pentagon watchdog to review Hegseth’s sharing of Houthi strike plans in Signal chat
The Pentagonโs acting inspector general announced Thursday that he would review Defense Secretary Pete Hegsethโsuse of the Signal messaging appto convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Once called the world’s most popular politician, Lula’s approval in Brazil plummeting
Brazilโs President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva was once called the most popular politician on Earth by then-U.S. President Barack Obama. Those times are long gone.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:A timeline of Trump’s tariff actions so far
Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into trade wars abroad โ all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:India’s Lower House passes controversial bill that would change Muslim land endowments
Indian parliament's Lower House has passed a controversial bill moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modiโs Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim land endowments.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:How soon will prices rise? 4 questions about Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, answered
Economists donโt share President Donald Trumpโs enthusiasm for tariffs since theyโre a tax on importers that usually get passed on to consumers. Itโs possible, however, that the reciprocal tariffs could bring other countries to the table and get them to lower their own import taxes.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:DOJ declined to prosecute Texas attorney general in final weeks of Biden’s term, AP reports
The Justice Department quietly decided in the final weeks of the Biden administration not to prosecute Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Hungary says it will quit International Criminal Court as Netanyahu arrives in Budapest
Hungary said it will withdraw from the International Criminal Court, which Prime Minister Viktor Orbรกn said was a โpoliticalโ organization.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Rubio tries to reassure wary NATO allies of U.S. commitment as Trump sends mixed signals
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Trump administrationโs new envoy to NATO are seeking to reassure wary NATO members of the U.S. commitment to the alliance.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Companies sought to diversify from China. Now Trump's tariffs will hit those Asian alternatives hard
Several Asian nations reeled on Thursday as they were hit with some of U.S. President Donald Trump's heftiest tariffs, which now threaten the economies that have benefited from investment after Trump imposed levies on China during his first term.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Trump’s tariff gamble is a race against potential voter backlash
The White House is gambling that other countries will also suffer enough pain that they will open up their economies to more American exports, leading to negotiations that would reduce the tariffs imposed Wednesday.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flee after Israel seizes Rafah as part of new 'security zone'
Hundreds of thousands of fleeingGazans sought shelter on Thursday in one of the biggest mass displacements of the war, as Israeli forces advanced into the ruins of the city of Rafah, part of a newly announced 'security zone' they intend to seize.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Hungary, a founding member of the ICC, to withdraw from court amid Netanyahu visit
Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu applauded Hungary for its "bold and principled" decision to leave theInternational Criminal Court (ICC)as he visited Budapest on Thursday, in a rare trip abroad in defiance of an ICC arrest warrant.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Amid trade war ambiguity, Trump signals he will place further tariffs on Chinese tech
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Premiers express optimism after pitching national unity projects to Carney
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Trump plans separate tariff on electronics from China after initially exempting them from 'reciprocal' tariffs
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Trump says 30% tariffs on EU, Mexico to begin Aug. 1
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After massive surge on Wednesday, stock markets fall as trade war continues
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Trump focuses his economic war on China. Will weary U.S. allies follow?
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Four GOP senators vote with Democrats to undo Trump tariffs on Canada
A group of Republican senators voted along with Democrats on Wednesday for a resolution to undo President Trump's 25 percent tariffs on Canadian imports, dealing an embarrassing blow to Trump. The resolution expresses the sense of the Senate and doesnโt have the force of law, but its 51-48 passage is unwelcome news for the president...
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Five things to know about Republicansโ new blueprint to pass Trump's agenda
Senate Republicans on Wednesday rolled out a 70-page blueprint to advance President Trumpโs tax agenda, along with directions that could pave the way for more than a trillion dollars in cuts to government spending. The resolution comes after weeks of negotiations between House and Senate Republicans to reach a compromise on how to enact the...
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:5 takeaways from Trump's major tariff announcement
President Trump reset U.S. trade policy on Wednesday by announcing a 10-percent general tariff on all imports to the U.S. with the exception of Canada and Mexico, along with targeted tariffs on dozens of additional countries. The move makes good one of the central promises of Trumpโs presidential campaign and represents a course correction in...
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